How to win lane as Nasus against Gragas · 52.88% win rate over 399 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both of you are weak level-1 brawlers with no ult — he can Q-poke but can't commit, so just last-hit with Siphoning Strike and concede nothing yet. |
| Level 2 | Gragas | Gragas out-trades you at 2 with his Q-pool poke and W damage reduction eating your autos before you have Wither to answer. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Wither at 3 lets you slow his body-slam E and peel an all-in, but he still wins the extended trade — call it even. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gragas | He owns levels 4-5: barrel poke and E engage with W mitigation grind you down while you're still hoarding stacks with no ult. |
| Level 6 | Gragas | Level 6 is his swing — Gragas R + E knockback commits an all-in before your stacks and durability exist to survive it. |
| First item | Nasus | Sheen/Iceborn empowered Q plus Wither's attack-speed slow flips every prolonged duel — your lifesteal and armor shred now win the grind. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | Infinite Q stacks and Fury of the Sands make you an unkillable splitpusher an even AP brawler like Gragas cannot 1v1. |
Gragas owns the raw early trades — his Q sustain pool out-pokes you and his W damage reduction eats your Q autos, so don't brawl at 1-2. Soak Siphoning Strike farm and lean on Soul Eater lifesteal to heal the poke. At 3 you get Wither, your only early answer: hold it to slow his body-slam E so he can't dash in, commit, and dash back out free.
The full Nasus vs Gragas report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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